Recruitment and Selection of Candidates

Supervisors and managers who need to develop their skills and increase their knowledge in recruiting and selecting new employees.

Develop job specifications and person specifications to fit current recruitment needs of the business
Examine selection methods and their effectiveness in helping identify the best candidates
Develop communications and techniques in order to get the best out of recruitment interviews
Understand the impact of interviewing and hiring the best applicants
Learn the laws of interviewing for finding the right people
Identify and use the tools and techniques for interviewing effectively and finding talent
Use the right kinds of questions to uncover what they are looking for
Learn and use a step-by-step process for interviewing that eliminates mistakes

SELECTING THE RIGHT CANDIDATE
• Selection criteria
• Job descriptions and requirements
• Advertising the position
• Analyzing CVs in detail
• Seeking and checking references
• Short listing

INTERVIEW PREPARATION AND FORMAT
• Things you should do before, during, and after the interview
• Developing an interview questionnair
• Developing appropriate questions
• Essential Do’s and Dont’s for interviewing

DIFFERENT TYPES OF INTERVIEW
• Behavioral interviews
• Individual vs. panel interviews
• Structured vs. unstructured interviews
• Situation interviews
• Job related interviews

INTERVIEWING EFFECTIVELY
• Stages of the interview
• Developing interview technique
• Creating the right environment
• Building rapport
• Using different types of questions/gathering information
• Controlling the interview
• Evaluating skills effectively
• Salary negotiation
• Analysing the interviewee
• Identifying factors that could affect the interview

COMMUNICATING EFFECTIVELY DURING INTERVIEWS
• Effective use of vocal and verbal skills
• Non-verbal communication
• Listening for answers